Music-rack



(No Model.)

C'I PARENT. Music Rack..

No241,412.v

Patented may lo, 18811.

INVENTOR:

WITNESSES eff ATTORNEYS.

` UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

CHARLES PARENT, OF BIDDEFORD, MAINE.

Music-RACK.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 241,412, dated May 10,1881.

Application med october 12, reso. (No maar.)

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, CHARLEs PARENT, of Biddeford, in the county of Yorkand State of Maine, have invented a new and Improved Music-Rack, ofwhich the following is a specication.

The object of this invention is to provide an improved adjustable rackto be attached to brass-band instruments, for holding books or leavesofmusic.

Figure l is a front elevation of the device in position for holding abook or sheet of music. Fig. 2 is a sectional side elevation ofthe sameon line a', Fig. 1.

Similar letters ot' reference indicate corresponding parts.

In the drawings, A represents the standard, consisting ot' a rod, c,bent at right angles at the lower end to enter a corresponding socket ina musical instrument, and of a tube, b, rigidly secured to the other endof said rod a, in the same line therewith, said tube portion b beingprovided with several openings, c,in its side for the adjusting-screw ofthe tubeB, that is telescoped within said standard A. Said tube B issolid at its lowerend, and is transversely perforated, as shown at d, toreceive the end of the adjusting-screw j', by which it is held at anydesiredV elevation, said screw f being passed throughany one of theopenings c of the standard Ainto said opening d, to hold said tube Binposition, and being withdrawn to permit the moving oi' said tube B up ordown for proper adjustment.

. Within the tube B is a rod, C, whose lower end is connected with thebottom of the tube BV bya spiral spring, D, whereby said rod C is helddown.

Across the upper part ofthe rod G that pro- 40 jects from the tube B anarm, E, provided with terminal right-angled lingers g g, is secured atits center by a spring, F, that is wound about both rod G and arm E, andattached to said arm E is a loop, h, that projects above the top of therod C, and serves as a handle, by means of which the arm is partiallyrotated for the purpose of raising its fingers g gfor the introstraightrod having right-angled terminal ingers 7s 7c pointing upward, withtheir tips slightly curved. To the center of said arm G is attached aclamp or clip, Z, provided with 'a tightening-screw, m, by means ofwhich said armG is securely heldin a desired position upon the standardA.

A book or sheet ot' music (represented at H in dotted lines) beingplaced with its lower edge resting on the fingers 7c k ot' the arm G,the operator presses down the handle It, and thereby throws up thelingers g g of the upper arm, E, so that said book or sheet H can lieflat, and when said book or sheet H is adjusted the handle l1, isreleased with the effect of permitting the fingers g g to spring downupon the upper corners of said sheet or book H, as shown. In adjustingthe sheet or bookH the rod E is pushed up by the contact of the upperedge of said book or sheet H with the tin gers g g; or it may be pulledup by means of the handle 7i, sothat when said book or sheet H is inposition the tension oi' the spring D operates to draw said rod Cdownward, and thereby tighten the hold of the lingers g g upon said bookor sheet H. The fingers g g and k k are so slender that lthey do notinterfere with the musical characters that may be on said book or shee'tH.

This device is of light weight, strong, durable, and easy of adjustmentand application.

Having thus described my invention, I claim as newand desire to secureby Letters Patent- A musicrack, constructed substantially as hereinshown and described, consisting of hollow standard A, containing anadjustable tube, B, within which is a spring-actuated rod, C, providedwith spring-actuated cross-arm E, having fingers g g, and adjustablelower arm, G, having iingers 7c k, as set forth.

CHARLES PARENT. Witnesses:

HENRY RENY, JOHN D. FERRON.

